YASMIN Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 2.2 (1415 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare YASMIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR YASMIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | to regulate periods | Leg and foot cramps | I now have light periods once a month. I don't have PMS mood swings as bad as I used to. I don't like the foot cramps, but it's worth it to be regular. | F | 52 | 1 years | 4/18/2006 | 1 | birth control | extreme nausea for several hours no matter what time I took pill, difficulty sleeping, loss of libido, | I took Yasmin for a year prior to preganancy and birth of first child. I did not have any nausea and my skin cleared up beautifully within 6mths of taking. I did have allergic skin reactions when taking vitamins though. And I did have bad night terrors and several anxiety attacks, heart palpitations which I did not associate with this pill at time but now realise was the cause of these as stopped after discontinuing. These have now begun to return on restarting Yasmin approx 6wks ago. It was my husband who brought this to my attention. However this time I have extreme nausea which I did not have previously?? | F | 33 | 8 weeks | 4/18/2006 | 1 | prevent pregnancey | extreme nausea several hours after taking, occasional headache, occasional heart pulpitations, allergic reations to vitamin b | F | 33 | 8 weeks | 4/18/2006 | 1 | birth control | I hated this. After 2 months of taking this medication my body slowly was rejecting this for some reason. I began to get ulcerations on my vagina. All test for STD's were negative and as soon as I quite taking this they stopped. | I hate this pill | F | 22 | | 4/18/2006 | 3 | birth control | no sex drive; clear skin | My skin was indestructable, I could go camping and not wash my face for days and still have radiant skin, which was totally new for me. I didn't realize how much it was affecting my sex drive until I went off it. I never thought about sex or initiated sex. It wasn't worth it, even for the great skin. | F | 35 | 1 years | 4/16/2006 | 3 | PMS / Contraception | This pill works wonderfully EXCEPT for the chronic yeast infections that will not seem to go away no matter what I do. Before taking this pill I had a total of one yeast infection in my life. | I'm really sad about the yeast infections becasue otherwise this pill has been great. No weight gain or mood swings. My periods have been light. Ahhhhhh yeast is the worst! | F | 24 | 4 months | 4/14/2006 | 3 | contraception | NO sex drive - NONE - GONE - bad anxiety - heavier flow - period longer by 1 day. | otherwise doing its job | F | 35 | 6 months | 4/10/2006 | 2 | terrible cramps and pain | Depression, fatigue | Yasmin was great at first, no weight gain, my breasts got larger, but about a year after being on it I realized that my recent slight depression was related to the medication | F | 21 | 1 years | 4/10/2006 | 4 | Birth control | Made my periods shorter, helped with mood swings, everything stayed the same as my previous pill (Ortho-Cyclen - went off b/c of moodiness) | F | 22 | 1 years | 4/9/2006 | 1 | fom of birth cntrol | couldn't sleep nauseous all the time severe headaches mood changes longer periods | F | 29 | 2 months | 4/9/2006 | 1 | birth control | nvd, severe anxiety, depression, mood changes, | i have been taking yasmin on and off for 18 months. since the birth of my son. i stopped taking it after 6 months the first time because loss of libido. it was killing our marriage. then about 5 months ago i started taking it again. about 3 weeks ago i started feeling real nervouse about simple things like going to work or the grocery store. then last week i started feeling severe anxiety enough that i would have to go home from work. i don't want to talk to anybody all i feel like doing is staying in the house and never going out. my head feels cloudy. i can't concentrate. i am so depressed. i'm never happy anymore. i thought i was just loosing my mind untill i read this. thank you guys so much for posting this. this pill almost ruined my life. i am stopping it tonight. i just hope that i will return back to normal. | F | 25 | 5 months | 4/9/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, increased anxiety (i have experienced it before because of my irritable bowel syndrome but NEVER this bad) | My mum noted a personality change in me after i started taking it. I'm moody, I can't sleep and i cry for absolutely no reason but when I'm crying i feel worthless. If this is the short term effects then I assume that the long term effects will be just as bad or worse! I couldn't bear how this pill made me feel so i gave up yesterday. I'm hoping the side effects will stop asap although I've already experienced 20 mins of immense sadness today. It decreased my sex drive a little too! Take care when on this pill everyone :) | F | 19 | 21 days | 4/7/2006 | 2 | birth control | Terrible anxiety and depression. I was crying every day on this pill. I was also very irritable. | This pill definitely cleared up my skin. It looks better than it's ever looked before. I needed to switch because of the mental health side effects. I would never take this pill again. | F | 27 | 3 months | 4/6/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, sadness, despair | I began this pill end of December 2005. I quit this pill Friday March 31st, 2006. Three days later, I am back to being the strong smart woman I am! I was always sad and in a state of despair. I already feel as though I am back to my old self! I think I got my backbone back!! PLUS I hardly have sex with the guy I am seeing, so I have little need for this EVIL pill! I did lose some weight on it, but I also started exercising at the same time. I am hoping I don't gain weight, because I heard that can happen when one quits this evil pill. | F | 30 | 100 days | 4/3/2006 | 1 | Birth Control | Depression, sadness, despair | I began this pill end of December 2005. I quit this pill Friday March 31st, 2006. Three days later, I am back to being the smart woman I am! I was always sad and in a state of despair. I already feel as though I am back to my old self! I think I got my backbone back!! PLUS I hardly have sex with the guy I am seeing, so I have little need for this EVIL pill! I did lose some weight on it, but I also started exercising at the same time. I am hoping I don't gain weight, because I heard that can happen when one quits this evil pill. | F | 30 | 100 days | 4/3/2006 | 3 | prevent pregnancy | BAD MOOD SWINGS! I get crazy for no reason. Im always yelling about something. I fight with my boyfriend all the time even if he didnt do anything! | did help with cramps | F | 19 | 3 months | 3/31/2006 | 4 | B/C / Endo | Mild to moderate acne, mild weight loss. | Thus far Yasmin is my favorite contraceptive. Granted yes, the acne was annoying, but it didn't actually effect my sex drive, and thus far has been the best cramp control I've found. I switched to OTC Lo to try to clear up the acne, and I can't stand it (gas, bloating, decreased sex drive, increase appetite, mood swings, breast tenderness swelling, my breasts won't fit in my bras -_-). I'll be switching back after this cycle. For those having trouble with their b/c, everyone has different body chemistry! Keep that in mind when you start *any* medication, if you feel like your life/health/mood/anything is going to hell, *EVALUATE WHAT YOU'RE TAKING!* I've had medications mess me up more than men, friends, relatives, and the economy, all put together. O_o No harm in trying, but keep a journal of how you felt before you startd, and how you feel progressively, what symptoms you notice, hell, things you don't notice. Stuff builds up. You might be surprised at what you find. | F | 25 | 9 months | 3/30/2006 | 3 | Birth Control | Difficulty achieving orgasim during sex -- but sex drive still intact. | Great not to have to worry about getting pregnant but will I ever have another orgasim again? | F | 34 | 2 months | 3/29/2006 | 1 | birth control/regulate periods | muscle spasms, dehydration, fatigue, spotting, headaches | WORST PILL EVER!! I would rate it a 0 if that were a choice. I felt horrible taking this pill with headaches, muscle spasms from the supposedly "wonderful" new progestin. Fatigue and dehydration from the diruetic component. Not to mention it made my irregular periods worse. Never decreased flow or amount of days per period. It is excellent birth control, you'll never want to have sex feeling like crap all the time!!!!!! | F | 33 | 6 months | 3/29/2006 | 2 | birth control, skin | Thanks to all who share their experiences on here! It wasn't until I read ALL the "loss of sex drive" comments on here that I realized the correlation with switching from the patch to this and how that's when I completely lost my sex drive over the past 5 months or so. I stopped taking Yasmin a month ago to see what would happen... in the last week, my sex drive is BACK -- praise God that I realized it wasn't just a phase with young kids! My husband and kids have also noticed my "spark" in my personality is back too. I had become dull to life! | I knew I loved my husband and thought he was attractive, but there was NO desire for sex AT ALL while I was on Yasmin. Please don't strain your marriage unnecessarily if you're taking this and have similar results. Talk with your doctor about other BC's that don't turn off your drive. Pretty effective BC, huh? ;-) | F | 35 | 6 months | 3/28/2006 |